hanaper

Late Latin hanaperium (“a large vase”), from hanaus (“vase, bowl, cup”) (whence French hanap); of Frankish origin; compare Old North German hnapf, German Napf, akin to Anglo Saxon hnæp (“cup, bowl”). Compare hamper, nappy

hanaper (plural hanapers)

1. A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper

• Hanaper office: an office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper - Blackstone

• heparan, raphane